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2021-12-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syria Seizes Amphetamine-Based Drugs Headed for Saudi Arabia
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Syrian authorities have said they seized over 500 kilograms (1,000 pounds) of amphetamine pills known by the brand name Captagon
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hidden in pasta packages in a van bound for Saudi Arabia
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An investigation was underway to determine who was behind the attempted smuggling, a statement on the official state news agency SANA said. It didn't offer details on whether anyone has been arrested.

U.S. law enforcement officials say smuggling of the amphetamine-based drug from Syria and Lebanon Hezbollahstan
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has been on the rise, with over $3 billion worth of Captagon seized since February 2020.

The amount far exceeds the value of Syrian legal exports, said James Walsh, a high-level official with the State Department's international narcotics bureau, earlier this month. He had no details on how much goes through Lebanon and how much is from Syria.

The statement carried by SANA said authorities became suspicious and stopped a van in rural Damascus carrying 525 kilograms (1,160 pounds) of the pills hidden in a shipment of pasta heading to Saudi Arabia. The smugglers had sprayed pepper over the pills to distract sniffer dogs, the statement said.
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